<h4>Tool</h4><table border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><b>Name</b></td><td valign="top">Monthly Global by Latitude</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>ID</b></td><td valign="top">5</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Author</b></td><td valign="top">O.Conrad (c) 2012</td></tr></table><hr><h4>Description</h4>Orbital parameters used here are based on the work of Andre L. Berger and its implementation from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). Berger's orbital parameters are considered to be valid for approximately 1 million years.
References:
- Berger, A.L. (1978): Long Term Variations of Daily Insolation and Quaternary Climatic Changes. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, volume 35(12), 2362-2367.
- Berger, A.L. (1978): A Simple Algorithm to Compute Long Term Variations of Daily or Monthly Insolation. Institut d'Astronomie et de Geophysique, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, No. 18.
- NASA/GISS' implementation can be found as part of an Atmosphere-Ocean Model at <a target="_blank" href="http://aom.giss.nasa.gov/srorbpar.html">Determination of the Earth's Orbital Parameters</a><hr><h4>Parameters</h4><table border="1" width="100%" valign="top" cellpadding="5" rules="all"><tr><th>Name</th><th>Type</th><th>Identifier</th><th>Description</th><th>Constraints</th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="5">Input</th></tr><tr><td>Albedo (*)</td><td>Table (optional input)</td><td>ALBEDO</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Output</th></tr><tr><td>Solar Radiation</td><td>Table (output)</td><td>SOLARRAD</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Options</th></tr><tr><td>Field</td><td>Table field</td><td>FIELD</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Year [ka]</td><td>Floating point</td><td>YEAR</td><td></td><td>Default: 2.000000</td></tr><tr><td>Latitude Increment [Degree]</td><td>Integer</td><td>DLAT</td><td></td><td>Minimum: 1
Maximum: 90
Default: 5</td></tr></table>(*) <i>optional</i>